# writing sprint (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover writing sprint. Page: Feed: --- ## [Manage your distractions the ancient Greek way](https://breakthroughsandblocks.substack.com/p/manage-your-distractions-the-ancient) _2026-08-19 · Chris Smith · Breakthroughs & Blocks_ What The Odyssey, a mast, some rope and an awful lot of beeswax teaches us about willpower. ## [Starting Afresh: our community experiment is underway!](https://breakthroughsandblocks.substack.com/p/starting-afresh-community-experiment) _2026-08-17 · Bec Evans · Breakthroughs & Blocks_ Testing out Oliver Burkeman's editing tip ## [Panama should be associated with happy thoughts and shady hats](https://nicolasnelson.substack.com/p/panama-should-be-associated-with) _2026-08-14 · Nicolas Nelson · Write Well And Publish Wisely_ ...not with destroying valuable books. ## [Find the right container for your writing](https://breakthroughsandblocks.substack.com/p/find-the-right-container-for-your) _2026-08-12 · Bec Evans · Breakthroughs & Blocks_ From constraints to carrier bags and why we need something to contain our writing - lessons from Ursula K Le Guin and my bathroom skirting boards. ## [The Green Eggs and Ham model of creativity](https://breakthroughsandblocks.substack.com/p/the-green-eggs-and-ham-model-of-creativity) _2026-08-05 · Chris Smith · Breakthroughs & Blocks_ Constraints work brilliantly - until they don't ## [One last step to make this sprint count](https://breakthroughsandblocks.substack.com/p/one-last-step-to-make-this-sprint-bb8) _2026-08-03 · Chris Smith · Breakthroughs & Blocks_ That’s it, you’ve crossed the finishing line, thanks so much for sprinting with us. ## [Writing Sprint Day 7: Harness that finishing feeling 🔚​](https://breakthroughsandblocks.substack.com/p/writing-sprint-day-7-harness-that-954) _2026-08-02 · Bec Evans · Breakthroughs & Blocks_ It’s the final day of your writing sprint and the chequered flag is in sight – you’re nearly there! ## [Writing Sprint Day 6: Shake It Up 💥](https://breakthroughsandblocks.substack.com/p/writing-sprint-day-6-shake-it-up-889) _2026-08-01 · Chris Smith · Breakthroughs & Blocks_ Welcome to shake-it-up Saturday - it's time to throw your workday routine up in the air! ## [Writing Sprint Day 5: What’s Gone Well? 🎉](https://breakthroughsandblocks.substack.com/p/writing-sprint-day-5-whats-gone-well-0cd) _2026-07-31 · Chris Smith · Breakthroughs & Blocks_ It’s the end of the working week for many – but not the end of the sprint! Let’s celebrate what’s gone well so far. ## [Writing Sprint Day 4: Are You On Track to Finish? 🏃🏽‍♀️](https://breakthroughsandblocks.substack.com/p/writing-sprint-day-4-are-you-on-track-6f0) _2026-07-30 · Chris Smith · Breakthroughs & Blocks_ You are on the fourth day of your sprint which means you’re half-way through - well done for hitting the mid-point milestone! 👏👏 ## [Build with the cheapest GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/RO8RgiJaSHmm) _2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_ Deployed a live API in minutes; one user spent under $10. ## [Starting afresh! Join me for a community editing experiment](https://breakthroughsandblocks.substack.com/p/starting-afresh-join-me-for-a-community) _2026-07-29 · Bec Evans · Breakthroughs & Blocks_ Your invitation to join us in a community experiment to try Oliver Burkeman's 'massively eccentric' writing tip. ## [Writing Sprint Day 3: What Are Your Obstacles? 👀​](https://breakthroughsandblocks.substack.com/p/writing-sprint-day-3-what-are-your-9c6) _2026-07-29 · Chris Smith · Breakthroughs & Blocks_ Any race involves obstacles – places where you might trip up. Nobody wants to experience them, but they will happen. ## [Writing Sprint Day 2: How Did it Go Yesterday? 📝​](https://breakthroughsandblocks.substack.com/p/writing-sprint-day-2-how-did-it-go-085) _2026-07-28 · Chris Smith · Breakthroughs & Blocks_ You’re on day two and today is about learning, looking back and planning ahead. ## [Writing Sprint Day 1: What’s Your First Step? 👣](https://breakthroughsandblocks.substack.com/p/writing-sprint-day-1-whats-your-first-5a4) _2026-07-27 · Chris Smith · Breakthroughs & Blocks_ It’s the first day of your 7-Day Writing Sprint. Go, go, go... ## [Writing Sprint: On Your Marks, Get Set… 💫](https://breakthroughsandblocks.substack.com/p/writing-sprint-on-your-marks-get-198) _2026-07-24 · Chris Smith · Breakthroughs & Blocks_ Two things to do before your 7-Day Sprint starts on Monday. ## [Reading for writers](https://breakthroughsandblocks.substack.com/p/reading-for-writers) _2026-07-22 · Bec Evans · Breakthroughs & Blocks_ Four new books, four creative classics, and why I'm suddenly in three book clubs. ## [Your August sprint starts in July ☀️​](https://breakthroughsandblocks.substack.com/p/your-august-sprint-starts-in-july) _2026-07-20 · Chris Smith · Breakthroughs & Blocks_ If you've been meaning to give sprinting a go – now's your chance! ## [Hello, we're Bec and Chris](https://breakthroughsandblocks.substack.com/p/hello-were-bec-and-chris) _2026-07-15 · Chris Smith · Breakthroughs & Blocks_ Introducing us, a very large dog and how we can help you keep writing ## [Six writing experiments](https://breakthroughsandblocks.substack.com/p/six-writing-experiments) _2026-07-08 · Bec Evans · Breakthroughs & Blocks_ Six writers, six experiments - our first series of 'This Might Work' has wrapped. Here’s some bits we loved. Poll: what community writing experiment shall we do next? ## [Six writers, six experiments](https://breakthroughsandblocks.substack.com/p/six-writers-six-experiments-a4a) _2026-07-08 · Breakthroughs & Blocks · Breakthroughs & Blocks_ Listen now (12 mins) | The best bits from series one of This Might Work [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205999417/cce1152f2c570c4c569be52ede8666fe.mp3) ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lDzlm0wB3pKz) _2026-07-08 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [Writing sprints TONIGHT](https://nicolasnelson.substack.com/p/writing-sprints-tonight) _2026-07-06 · Nicolas Nelson · Write Well And Publish Wisely_ ...even in my absence! ## [The stories we tell ourselves](https://breakthroughsandblocks.substack.com/p/the-stories-we-tell-ourselves) _2026-07-06 · Chris Smith · Breakthroughs & Blocks_ Folklore or fact? The stories we tell ourselves about writing shape our identity and behaviour. It's time to notice and change the narrative. ## [Happy Independence Day #250, America!](https://nicolasnelson.substack.com/p/happy-independence-day-250-america) _2026-07-05 · Nicolas Nelson · Write Well And Publish Wisely_ May our flag still wave over a land of free people, and brave, for the next 250 years too... ## [Writing sprints begin early tonight](https://nicolasnelson.substack.com/p/writing-sprints-begin-early-tonight) _2026-07-03 · Nicolas Nelson · Write Well And Publish Wisely_ join when you're ready! ## [Can you freewrite for hours?](https://breakthroughsandblocks.substack.com/p/epic-freewriting-with-peter-elbow) _2026-07-01 · Bec Evans · Breakthroughs & Blocks_ You might have tried freewriting, but have you done it for hours? Today's episode of 'This Might Work' shares what happens when a writer takes freewriting to the max. ## [SLAKE is TONIGHT](https://nicolasnelson.substack.com/p/slake-is-tonight) _2026-06-29 · Nicolas Nelson · Write Well And Publish Wisely_ Hope to see you at our critique group this evening, even if you haven't submitted anything for critique! ## [Pillow Talk](https://nicolasnelson.substack.com/p/pillow-talk) _2026-06-24 · Nicolas Nelson · Write Well And Publish Wisely_ Editors can be weird sometimes. I blame authors. ## [The Origin Story](https://nicolasnelson.substack.com/p/the-origin-story) _2026-06-23 · Nicolas Nelson · Write Well And Publish Wisely_ where did this retreat come from and why are you going through all this trouble? ## [Fjeldheim Writers Retreat - a transformative experience](https://nicolasnelson.substack.com/p/fjeldheim-writers-retreat-a-transformative) _2026-06-18 · Nicolas Nelson · Write Well And Publish Wisely_ ...no, seriously, this will be amazing. It will change your life. ## [The spinal cord of democracy: keeping journalism in The Wayback Machine](https://nicolasnelson.substack.com/p/the-spinal-cord-of-democracy-keeping) _2026-06-09 · Nicolas Nelson · Write Well And Publish Wisely_ Protect it, or you'll cripple your ability to trust the internet ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/S31oUmkN6TvR) _2026-06-09 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [The Mysterious Vos and the Redneck Plural](https://nicolasnelson.substack.com/p/the-mysterious-vos-and-the-redneck) _2026-04-30 · Nicolas Nelson · Write Well And Publish Wisely_ or should I call this "Observations from Uruguay #1"?